N,N'-Diethylthiourea

CAS 105-55-5

EPA’s 2023 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

Molecular structure of 105-55-5
US productionZero
Import value, 2024$760M
Import volumeCBI
Top sourceChina 33%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 293090 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Zero · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 293090, which covers 418 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 33%ChinaES 14%SpainCH 9%SwitzerlandIT 7%ItalyIN 7%India
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
R.T. Vanderbilt Holding
EPA-registered importers (3)
Ravago S A · LU Luxembourg
Ravago Holdings America
Sovereign Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & Rubber
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •Polymerization promoter in Rubber Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$19.00 / 1 kg
Purity98%
Vendors17 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

Chemical Identity

CAS105-55-5
PubChem CID2735009
DTXSIDDTXSID8020466
FormulaC5H12N2S
Mol. Weight132.23 g/mol
SMILESCCNC(=S)NCC

Data Sources

Brief citations

N,N'-Diethylthiourea (CAS 105-55-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/105-55-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8020466. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8020466 PubChem: 2735009. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/2735009 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 105-55-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 105-55-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 293090 for CAS 105-55-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/